Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa

Samoa: Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled was 25,583 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
25,583
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
171st
of 204 countries
All-time high
26,322
in 2014
All-time low
14,225
in 1971
Years of data
42
1970–2018

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa, 1970–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k1970199420181970: 14.7k1971: 14.2k1972: 15.9k1973: 14.6k1974: 16.9k1975: 19.2k1976: 20.1k1977: 21.4k1978: 21.8k1979: 22.5k1980: 23.9k1981: 24.0k1982: 25.3k1983: 25.0k1984: 24.9k1985: 24.8k1986: 24.7k1994: 21.8k1995: 21.9k1996: 21.0k1997: 21.7k1998: 21.5k1999: 21.7k2000: 21.7k2001: 22.2k2002: 22.6k2003: 23.4k2004: 23.8k2005: 24.0k2006: 24.4k2007: 24.6k2008: 25.0k2009: 25.4k2010: 26.0k2011: 25.6k2012: 25.6k2013: 25.9k2014: 26.3k2015: 26.0k2016: 26.0k2017: 26.0k2018: 25.6k

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

Samoa recorded 25,583 for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 26,322 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 14,225, in 1971.

Samoa ranks 171st of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa, year by year

Annual values for Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa, 1970 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1970 14,660
1971 14,225 -3.0%
1972 15,893 +11.7%
1973 14,631 -7.9%
1974 16,940 +15.8%
1975 19,248 +13.6%
1976 20,071 +4.3%
1977 21,350 +6.4%
1978 21,798 +2.1%
1979 22,543 +3.4%
1980 23,923 +6.1%
1981 23,969 +0.2%
1982 25,341 +5.7%
1983 25,012 -1.3%
1984 24,894 -0.5%
1985 24,777 -0.5%
1986 24,659 -0.5%
1994 21,791 -11.6%
1995 21,856 +0.3%
1996 21,030 -3.8%
1997 21,737 +3.4%
1998 21,522 -1.0%
1999 21,748 +1.1%
2000 21,681 -0.3%
2001 22,185 +2.3%
2002 22,575 +1.8%
2003 23,427 +3.8%
2004 23,764 +1.4%
2005 24,010 +1.0%
2006 24,390 +1.6%
2007 24,550 +0.7%
2008 24,990 +1.8%
2009 25,429 +1.8%
2010 25,998 +2.2%
2011 25,640 -1.4%
2012 25,564 -0.3%
2013 25,943 +1.5%
2014 26,322 +1.5%
2015 25,994 -1.2%
2016 25,964 -0.1%
2017 26,015 +0.2%
2018 25,583 -1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18,136 14,225 22,543 10
1980s 24,654 23,923 25,341 7
1990s 21,614 21,030 21,856 6
2000s 23,700 21,681 25,429 10
2010s 25,891 25,564 26,322 9

Countries ranked near Samoa

  1. 168 Bahamas 26,884 compare
  2. 169 Malta 25,779 compare
  3. 170 Macao 25,672 compare
  4. 172 Sao Tome and Principe 24,422 compare
  5. 173 French Polynesia 22,500 compare
  6. 174 Maldives 20,969 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa?
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled in Samoa was 25,583 in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
The highest recorded value was 26,322 in 2014.
What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
The lowest recorded value was 14,225 in 1971.
How does Samoa rank for secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled?
Samoa ranks 171st out of 204 countries with data for 2018.
Is secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Samoa data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
247 places, 9,915 data points, 1970–2019
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Secondary education, general pupils with 570 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.